A Concise History of Ceylon: From the Earliest Times to the Arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 |
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... literary , epigraphical and archaeological , varying in content and reliability . Literary Sources By far the most important of all the literary sources is the chronicle called the Mahāvamsa , together with its Commentary , the ...
... literary , epigraphical and archaeological , varying in content and reliability . Literary Sources By far the most important of all the literary sources is the chronicle called the Mahāvamsa , together with its Commentary , the ...
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... literary works . Trading centres ( niyamas ) existed at the four gates of the City ; the nagaras to which there is reference in the inscriptions as well as in literary works were local trading centres . Corporations engaged in trading ...
... literary works . Trading centres ( niyamas ) existed at the four gates of the City ; the nagaras to which there is reference in the inscriptions as well as in literary works were local trading centres . Corporations engaged in trading ...
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... literary expression from the Polonnaruva period right down to the Kōṭṭe period and even later , is noteworthy , for in the case of most Indian langu- ages , literary activity in prose is a modern development due to western influence ...
... literary expression from the Polonnaruva period right down to the Kōṭṭe period and even later , is noteworthy , for in the case of most Indian langu- ages , literary activity in prose is a modern development due to western influence ...
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Abhaya Aggabodhi Alagakkōnāra Alakeśvara ancient Anuradhapura Arya-cakravarti attack bāhu battle bhikkhus Bhuvanaikabāhu Brāhmaṇas brother Buddha Buddhist built called canal Candrabhānu capital captured century B.C. Ceylon Chinese Chronicle coins Cola Cola king commander Culavamsa Dakkhinadesa Dambadeniya Dappula death defeated district Dutthagamani dynasty elephants enemy established festival forces Gajabāhu Gampala Ganga Image inscriptions irrigation Island Jaffna Jāvaka Kalinga Kassapa king's kingdom known Kōralē Kōṭṭe kramabahu Kulasekhara Kuruṇāgala land Lankapura literary Madhura Magha Mahaväli Mahāyāna Mahinda Mānābharaṇa military minister Moggallāna monastery monks Nāga named Nissankamalla palace Pāli Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu poem Polonnaruva Polonnaruva period prince princess queen Rajarata Rayigama referred reign of Parakramabahu religious restored royal Ruhuna ruled ruler Sangha Sanskrit Sapumal Sena senapati sent shrines Sinhalese army Sinhalese king soldiers South India sovereignty stone stupa stūpas Tamil tank temple territory thera throne Tissa took Tooth Relic troops vihāra Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vikramabahu Vira Yakṣas Yapavuva